Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla bicrenata Rydb. |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 431 (1896) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1900-3300m |
Description | basal leaves adaxially sericeous, abaxially white tomentose, palmatipinnate, leaflets 5, oblong-cuneate, 1-3cm long, flowers 1-3, sepals ovate, petals obovate, truncate, 5-6mm |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Potentilla concinna var. bicrenata (Rydb.) S.L.Welsh & B.C.Johnst. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |